worry
verb
noun
ˈwʌri
verb
1
BE ANXIOUS
担忧
to
be
anxious
or
unhappy
about
someone
or
something,
so
that
you
think
about
them
a
lot
担心; 发愁
I
[+
about
]
I
worry
about
my
daughter.
我担心我女儿。
You’ve
really
got
no
need
to
worry
about
your
weight.
你真的不必担心你的体重。
worry
(that)
She
worried
that
she
wasn’t
doing
enough
to
help.
她担心自己帮不上忙。
[+
over
]
Dad
worries
over
the
slightest
thing.
爸爸会为一点点小事发愁。
Don’t
tell
Mum
about
this
–
she’s
got
enough
to
worry
about
(=she
already
has
a
lot
of
problems
or
is
very
busy)
.
别把这件事告诉妈妈 — 她已经够操心的了。
2
don’t worry
a.
used
when
you
are
trying
to
make
someone
feel
less
anxious
b.
used
to
tell
someone
that
they
do
not
need
to
do
something
c.
used
to
tell
someone
that
you
will
definitely
do
something
别担心〔用于告诉某人你肯定会做某事〕
spoken
Don’t
worry,
darling,
Daddy’s
here.
小宝贝，别怕，爸爸在这儿。
[+
if
]
Don’t
worry
if
you
can’t
finish
all
the
questions.
如果做不完所有问题，不用担心。
[+
about
]
Don’t
worry
about
sorting
them
out
–
I’ll
do
it
later.
不用费心把它们整理出来，过一会我会做的。
Don’t
you
worry,
I’ll
make
sure
he
does
his
fair
share.
你别担心，我一定会让他做自己该做的。
3
MAKE SB ANXIOUS
使某人担忧
to
make
someone
feel
anxious
about
something
使忧虑
T
The
recent
changes
in
the
Earth’s
climate
are
beginning
to
worry
scientists.
近来地球的气候变化使科学家开始担忧起来。
I
didn’t
tell
Mum
and
Dad
–
I
didn’t
want
to
worry
them.
我没告诉爸妈 — 我不想让他们担心。
what
worries
me
is
.../the
(only)
thing
that
worries
me
is
...
The
only
thing
that
worries
me
is
the
food.
I
don’t
want
to
get
food
poisoning.
我唯一担心的是食物，我可不想食物中毒。
Doesn’t
it
worry
you
that
Sarah
spends
so
much
time
away
from
home?
萨拉整天往外跑你不担心吗？
worry
yourself
(feel
anxious,
especially
when
there
is
no
need
to)
〔尤指不必要地〕担心，发愁
You’re
worrying
yourself
unnecessarily.
你在自寻烦恼。
4
not to worry
used
to
say
that
something
is
not
important
没关系〔用于指某事不重要〕
BrE spoken
Not
to
worry,
we
can
always
go
another
time.
没关系，我们总有时间去的。
5
nothing to worry about
used
to
tell
someone
that
something
is
not
as
serious
or
difficult
as
they
think
没什么可担心的
spoken
It’s
just
a
check-up
–
nothing
to
worry
about.
这只是一次检查 — 没什么可担心的。
6
ANNOY
使烦恼
to
annoy
someone
使烦恼，使不安; SYNbother
T
The
heat
didn’t
seem
to
worry
him.
酷热似乎并没有让他烦恼。
7
ANIMAL
动物
if
a
dog
worries
sheep,
it
tries
to
bite
or
kill
them
〔狗〕追咬 （撕咬 ）〔羊〕
T
8
if
an
animal
worries
at
a
bone
or
piece
of
meat,
it
bites
and
shakes
it
〔动物〕撕咬〔骨头或肉块〕
9
if
you
worry
at
a
problem,
you
think
about
it
a
lot
in
order
to
find
a
solution
设法解决〔问题〕
noun
10
1
a
problem
that
you
are
anxious
about
or
are
not
sure
how
to
deal
with
令人忧心 （发愁 ）的事
C
sb’s
main/biggest/real
etc
worry
My
main
worry
is
finding
somewhere
to
live.
我主要的烦心事是找住处。
I
had
a
lot
of
financial
worries
.
我有很多经济上的烦恼事。
be
a
worry
to/for
sb
Money
was
always
a
big
worry
for
us.
钱一直是我们的一大烦恼。
11
the
feeling
of
being
anxious
about
something
担心; 忧虑
C,U
be
frantic/sick/desperate
etc
with
worry
(feel
extremely
anxious)
极为担心
His
mother
was
desperate
with
worry.
他妈妈担心得要命。
He’s
been
a
constant
source
of
worry
.
他总是让人担心。
[+
about
]
We
had
no
worries
about
safety.
我们不担心安全问题。
12
no worries
used
to
agree
to
what
someone
wants
and
to
say
that
it
will
be
no
problem
没问题〔用于应允别人的要求〕
BrE spoken
‘Can
you
deliver
on
Thursday?’
‘Yeah,
no
worries,
mate.’
“星期四你能交付吗？”“ 噢，没有问题，老兄。”